MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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